Qualifications improve your chances; they do not gate the job. Level 3 is the most recognised.
Level 3 most recognisedOpen entry
Your route in
Employers typically expect around L3
1
Starting from scratch
Entry-level courses that feed this route.
- Level 1 Certificate in Engineering L13 courses
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Qualifications employers recognise (Level 3)
Any of these strengthens your application.
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Where this can take you
With experience, you could: become a workshop supervisor or senior technician, take further training to qualify as an aerospace engineer and specialise in a particular area, like aircraft design, quality control or production management.
- HNC Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Level 4) L42 courses
- HNC in Mechanical Engineering L41 course